Netflix dished out a cool $60 million for the Brad Pitt film it nabbed last week, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Called War Machine, Animal Kingdom’s David Michod wrote the screenplay and will direct; Netflix and Pitt’s Plan B studio will produce. Film begins shooting in August, and will hit the streaming service in 2016 […]
The 2015 NBA Finals finished with a boom, benefitting ABC as the Warriors victory helped the series rank as the most-watched and highest-rated ever on ABC, according to Nielsen. The six-game series averaged 19,939,000 viewers with an 11.6 U.S. household rating, up 30% and 26% respectively, over the 2014 slate. The deciding Game 6 scored […]
Meanwhile, FOX continued its power play for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, as the USA/Nigeria matchup delivered 5 million viewers to the network, making it the most-watched FIFA Women’s World Cup Group Stage match ever and the most-watched soccer match ever on the network, breaking the marks set Friday for USA/Sweden, per Nielsen. Overall, the […]
What does Donald Trump’s presidential bid, announced Tuesday, mean for his TV roles? NBC is taking a wait-and-see stance with Celebrity Apprentice, not currently airing but renewed for season 15. “We will re-evaluate Trump’s role as host of Celebrity Apprentice should it become necessary, as we are committed to his franchise,” said the network. It’s […]
Showtime renewed drama Penny Dreadful for a third season, once again shooting on location in Dublin, and slated for a 2016 debut. Season two airs Sundays at 10p, headed for a July 5 finale.
New Form Digital released nine new, original scripted shorts from its Incubator Series 2 yesterday. Eleven originals were “incubated”; two sold prior to production, to Refinery29 and Maker Studios. The studio’s Incubator Series develops scripted original concepts from emerging digital talent. “Since New Form Digital launched one year ago, we have produced twenty-five pilots and […]
Supergravity Pictures inked a deal with Vimeo to digitally distribute four films within the next year. Movies under the deal, including thriller Chosen, will also get limited theatrical distribution and be available for purchase on Vimeo on Demand for 30 days. Supergravity, rolled out last year by Max Benator and Marc Hustvedt (Camp Takota), was […]
Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final, which saw the Blackhawks clinch the prize on Monday night, handed NBC with an average of 8.005 million viewers and a 4.44 HH rating, according to Nielsen, which would mark the third-most watched Stanley Cup Final Game 6 in history. Overall, the series averaged 5.551 million viewers and […]
NBA League Pass is changing up its approach to the 2015-16 NBA season, allowing fans to buy single games and individual team packages. Fans using the single game offering can buy individual live games on a given day during the regular season, while the team package, available for all 30 NBA teams, will give fans […]
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